A lot of people claim that the purpose of "security theater" is to give politician a chance to say "we're doing something to keep you safe". I think the purpose is the complete opposite, not to make you feel safer but to remind you that there are bad people out there (somewhere, probably, maybe) that want to kill you. And child-predators.
There's a world of difference. Here it was the people who was in danger of being defrauded that did the investigation and policing. What you're suggesting is that the people who commit the fraud do the policing. We have seen countless times that whenever you give people a choice between doing "The Right Thing" and "The Thing That Benefits Them The Most" without outside oversight, to many choose the latter.
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Wowa, that was one hell of a leap you did there! Ever tried out for the olympics?
And since you put that "period" at the end there, obviously you are Right, and I am wrong. It's not like the school is the logical choice since that's where the kids meet, and because they are the ones who could most easily stop this madness. No, you said "period", so therefore the school has no business in this. I stand corrected.
Wait, what? Is your argument REALLY that as long as there are worse things happening, it's no big deal? Basically it's okay to beat someone up as long as someone else gets murdered?
Then again, there is a big difference with taking the word of a policeofficer over someone they arrested and see this kind of video-evidence and just go "ah well". I mean, they should at least try to pretend that they're honest. Right?
I do wonder how many will point out that he was a christian fundamentalist hellbent (pun intended, although horrible) on bringing "back" some sort of Christian Utopia, where The Church basically told people how to live. I mean, wouldn't that have been mentioned if he was a muslim?
I live in Sweden, and I pay 59 kronor (about 9 dollars) a month. For this I get to call other people who uses the same provider as me (Telia/Halebop) for free (which in my case means the two that I would ever call ;-)), and I get 3000 free SMS a month.
I do pay for data (which I rarely use), but luckily there is a maximum per day (9 kronor or about 1 dollar).
"Because we only present a squeaky-clean, groomed version of ourselves in our facebook profiles, or anywhere online, we miss out on most of the data about the people we are interacting with."
I remember a couple years back when Google first announced the Nexus One. It was a HUGE thing that you would be able to choose any carrier you wanted. I remember thinking "wait, what now? It this a NEW thing!?".
I still have to remind myself that you "over there" can't count on your cellphone being compatible with all the operators. Meanwhile, here in cold Sweden, I can use my cellphone with any operator I want. Which is a good thing.
"The alternative is that you get less expensive lawyers, who perhaps don't do as good a job, and get a lower settlement, or worse, lose."
There, right there, is a big part of the problem. Most of us don't consider $175 a good job.
I think the problem is that people who defend the system look at the entire figure, what it costs the company, and the people who criticize look at the actual payout to the people who have been wronged.
The question the becomes; are the lawyers worth $600+k if their clients only get $175?
I have always been of the impression that the point of checking your laptop is to make sure it's not a bomb?
Then I guess it could make some sense to have a size limit, since you probably can't make a decent size bomb that fits in say a cellphone (I don't honestly know that much about bombmaking).
Then again, the 13" rule seems very arbitrary.
Also, wasn't there talk about them making copies of harddrives to check for copyright infringement? Or was I dreaming that?
I would guess that if this law would be passed, it would be subject to a lawsuit and most likely be found unconstitutional like so many others before it.
I was thinking; has anyone tallied up the monetary cost of all these crap laws and the lawsuits?
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I've been thinking.
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Re: Re: Sure the school could have done something!
And since you put that "period" at the end there, obviously you are Right, and I am wrong. It's not like the school is the logical choice since that's where the kids meet, and because they are the ones who could most easily stop this madness. No, you said "period", so therefore the school has no business in this. I stand corrected.
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Sure the school could have done something!
This I don't agree with. The school could, and should, have handled this. Talk to the kids responsible, and if that doesn't work their parents.
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Or did I just miss obvious sarcasm again?
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Re: reality...
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Sounds about right...
And we wonder why the police is abusing their power. Sheesh.
And just to make everybodys day a little bit better, let me remind us all of how it's supposed to be done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMMPV4D6cs0
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The religion part.
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I do pay for data (which I rarely use), but luckily there is a maximum per day (9 kronor or about 1 dollar).
Should point out that I'm not paying off a phone.
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You've never actually been online, have you? ;-)
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Compatibility.
I still have to remind myself that you "over there" can't count on your cellphone being compatible with all the operators. Meanwhile, here in cold Sweden, I can use my cellphone with any operator I want. Which is a good thing.
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There, right there, is a big part of the problem. Most of us don't consider $175 a good job.
I think the problem is that people who defend the system look at the entire figure, what it costs the company, and the people who criticize look at the actual payout to the people who have been wronged.
The question the becomes; are the lawyers worth $600+k if their clients only get $175?
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They were placed there by EMPLOYEES."
Care to elaborate on that? Perhaps a source or two?
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Bombs?
Then I guess it could make some sense to have a size limit, since you probably can't make a decent size bomb that fits in say a cellphone (I don't honestly know that much about bombmaking).
Then again, the 13" rule seems very arbitrary.
Also, wasn't there talk about them making copies of harddrives to check for copyright infringement? Or was I dreaming that?
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What's the cost?
I was thinking; has anyone tallied up the monetary cost of all these crap laws and the lawsuits?
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